Well he's 5 today .. how scary is that

 

My little lad turned 3 in March. He's about the size of a 5 year old though

 

Time flys eh

My eldest as 17 and youngest nearly 9!!

 

I know the feeling, our first born just turned 3 and is much easier now and more importantly sleeps for 12 hours straight pretty much every night. Problem is we had another and she's 1 in June. She was sleeping well but after a bout of colds, chest/ear infections etc. now keeps waking during the night, generally ending up in our bed, and then waking early (05:00 this morning). We should probably go down the controlled crying route and get her to settle herself much like we did with our boy, problem is we don't want her screaming the place down in the middle of the night and waking him up.

Also remembering what a pain it is when they first get mobile and they want everything they're not supposed to have - phones, remotes, drinks, fiddling with the AV stuff, and don't understand the word NO!

 

I didn't realise you had it in you Pimmo Time does seem to go quickly these days and out of my friends that do have kids, they tell me all how fast they grow up.

 

My youngest is 18 months. On her feet, into everything and goes down at 9 and up at 7 with no waking. I'd like to bring the going down to about 8.

Eldest is 12 and has been amazing with her sister. As some of you know I'm on my own and I wouldn't have been able to cope at all without my eldest and the support she gives me. I'm careful not to have her doing it all and make sure she has her own time.

I'm pretty sure I had post natal. Couldn't get my head round the baby at all. Did everything I could to get my mum or the wifes family to have her. I recently made a "friend" who kind of laced me a bit for what I was doing and pushed me to have her all the time. Now I look back and am surprised I didn't realise what I was doing.

Now if she's away for a day or so I miss her and can't wait for her to come home.

 

Mine is 11 months and sleeps from 7 till 7 every day since he was 9 weeks old. Easy life!

 

My Harry(5) has been of school all week because he has chicken pox and I am a disabled waste of space. In short if somebody doesn't give him something to do and get him out of my face I think I am going to scream. I love him to bits but come on he's pacing up and down and wearing the carpet out.

 

You've had it harder than most, Edd, and it's a credit to yourself that you're coming out the other end as well as you have

 

My lad settles at around 2 and gets up with a struggle at midday



Mind you he is 26

dl

 

Well folks with the young ones.
They get very expensive later in life.

 

My lad doesn't sleep at all at night time. Not my problem, as his work has to put up with him all night.

He's also 26, mind.

This thread does make me think of those days when as an infant he kept me awake with his whinging and crying on many a nights. my mother was God-sent to me, then.


Yes, and they also lose their cuteness later in life. They're no more at your disposal, and their own agenda is more important to them than the hands that rocked their cradle at their littlehood. You get made redundant, and other things/people become their priority. That's the time you home cats, in order to fulfil the need for similar affection in your life.

I'm only part-joking. Actually, your kids remain cute forever to you even after losing their lapdog style love for you when their world revolved around you. It's a good thing that they're independent with their own agenda. You can't go around them holding their finger forever.

So basically, your kids are always cute, even if they are 50 or above one day, and you're always there for them; like a lighthouse standing all tall and unconditional in the sea. Well, until you snuff it, of course.

Cats are also your kids if you're a cat lover. That should go without saying, but I thought I'd say, anyway.

 

He's not yours.

 

Exactly, if you look at it with open eyes. He's his, really. From the moment I made him arrive on this earth, that is. Applicable to all parents.

 

Happy Birthday.

It's a good age, I have two boys a little older than that. At this age they're great fun, they have a sense of humour, you can play sport with them and they come out with hilarious things. Enjoy

 

Me and the Mrs are expecting our first in 4 weeks

 

Let me know if you need to know anything mate.
Married twice. Oldest son 44 this year.
Second marriage Sons of 20, 19 and 16. One induced, one natural and one out through the sunroof.

Take my advice, the room where a birth is taking place is NOT for chaps. Chaps should be scarce, preferably nursing a pint. I like my babies clean, wrapped and handed to me.

 

Congratulations Pimmo! My two turned 6 this year, no idea where all the time has gone...

Edd, I can't imagine how hard it's been and I couldn't do what you have done

 

I think he was suggesting someone else is the boys father .. if it's him I'm going to grass him up and get the child support ..

 

Mark,

I love your work.

Never change mate!

 

Oh, right! How random. And I agree, grass him up.

 

I was right there in the thick of it when all 3 of mine were born....Wouldn't have had it any other way...

 

What's more scary for me is my daughter is doing her gcse's from Monday. Where the hell did that time go

 

My son is 5 years old, and looking after him is the hardest thing ive ever had to do!! its also put strain on me and my missus relationship, and its rare you can get 5 mins rest(i even look forward to work some days)!!! and the reason, sad to say why we will not have anymore kids!!

He was diagnosed with ADHD about 2 years ago which he has to take tablet for, and from the time he wakes up to going to bed he is loud with none stop talking(with millions of questions??), he cant wait his turn to talk, and we spend every night up/down the stairs trying to get him to sleep.
And to cap it off he was suspended from school last week for biting the teacher.

But with all the heartache and stress that he gives me and my missus, he is a lovable child and would not swap him for the world, funny as he has this condition and though he seems like a naughty child to others, he is very intelligent and maths/numbers and how the world works in the only way that keeps him calm, and we have to take his I-pad everywhere as that seems to help when were out and about in public spaces!!!

 

Sorry to hear thar Edd.
Didn't realise.

I have a 12yo daughter and can't imagine her life without her mum.

 

Lol i had that as a kid, i used to take 3 10mg ritalin a day which made no difference other than suppress my appetite and stunt my growth lol

I sort of grew out of it at around 15 but even now i occasionally do and say stupid things on impulse then afterwards i think why

 

+1. Hear hear.

and Pimmo - I remember your posts well - I also remember saying that before you know it you'd be up and running like this. It's just impossible to see past the fatigue when you're in the middle of it though.

My first one - who didn't sleep through once until she was 9 months and took two hours over every feed whether at 3 pm or 3 am- has just got into a good secondary school near us for next year.

How the hell did that happen when she was a helpless blob yesterday and now she's already doing test papers that her dad cant answer...

 

our Edward is 3 at the start of June & Tommy turned one in February.


How time goes so fast

 

Coming at it from the other side, I'm 29 and the rents are in their 50's and 60's. Sitting here thinking what they would be saying - it's a bit weird.

 

Anyone remember me saying I have no interest in having kids?????
.....mine was 2 last Monday